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'''Luiza Gega''' (born 5 November 1988) is an [[Albania]]n athlete specializing in [[middle-distance running]].<ref name="IAAF Profile" /> She competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], in [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|Women's 3000 m steeplechase]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics GEGA Luiza - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/../../../en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1295287-gega-luiza.htm|access-date=2021-10-16|website=olympics.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Athlete Luiza Gega crosses the 3000 m steeplechase final|url=https://www.ocnal.com/2021/08/athlete-luiza-gega-crosses-3000-m.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Oculus News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Anonym|title=Albanian athlete Luiza Gega finishes 13th in the world in the 3000m hurdles final {{!}} txtreport.com|url=https://www.txtreport.com/sports/2021-08-04-albanian-athlete-luiza-gega-finishes-13th-in-the-world-in-the-3000m-hurdles-final.BkzvWWOkK.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.txtreport.com|language=en}}</ref>
'''Luiza Gega''' (born 5 November 1988) is an [[Albania]]n athlete specializing in [[middle-distance running]].<ref name="IAAF Profile" /> She competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], and [[2020 Summer Olympics]], in [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|Women's 3000 m steeplechase]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics GEGA Luiza - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/../../../en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1295287-gega-luiza.htm|access-date=2021-10-16|website=olympics.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Athlete Luiza Gega crosses the 3000 m steeplechase final|url=https://www.ocnal.com/2021/08/athlete-luiza-gega-crosses-3000-m.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Oculus News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Anonym|title=Albanian athlete Luiza Gega finishes 13th in the world in the 3000m hurdles final {{!}} txtreport.com|url=https://www.txtreport.com/sports/2021-08-04-albanian-athlete-luiza-gega-finishes-13th-in-the-world-in-the-3000m-hurdles-final.BkzvWWOkK.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.txtreport.com|language=en}}</ref>


She is the [[Albanian records in athletics|Albanian record]] holder in the 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 metres, Half-Marathon and Marathon distances as well as the 3000 metres steeplechase.
She is the [[Albanian records in athletics|Albanian record]] holder in the 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 metres, Half-Marathon and Marathon distances as well as the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Revision as of 20:25, 16 October 2021

Luiza Gega
Personal information
Born (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36)
Dibër, Albania
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+12 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country Albania
SportTrack and field
Event3000m steeplechase
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam 3000m s'chase
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona 3000m s'chase
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 1500m
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan 1500m

Luiza Gega (born 5 November 1988) is an Albanian athlete specializing in middle-distance running.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 3000 m steeplechase.[2][3][4]

She is the Albanian record holder in the 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 metres, Half-Marathon and Marathon distances as well as the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Albania
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 17th (h) 800 m 2:08.75
Universiade Shenzhen, China 7th (sf) 800 m 2:04.13
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 28th (h) 800 m 2:03.21
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 13th (h) 1500 m 4:13.45
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (h) 1500 m 4:12.54
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 800 m DQ
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4th 800 m 2:01.96
2nd 1500 m 4:05.63
Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 1500 m 4:08.71
World Championships Moscow, Russia 19th (sf) 1500 m 4:08.79
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 1500 m 4:08.24
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th (h) 1500 m 4:12.25
2015 European Games[a] Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd 800 m 2:02.36
1st 1500 m 4:11.58
World Championships Beijing, China 21st (h) 1500 m 4:09.36
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 16th (h) 1500 m 4:16.12
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 3000 m s'chase 9:28.52
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 48th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:58.49
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5th 1500 m 4:11.64
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 17th (h) 1500 m 4:10.65
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:27.73
European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:24.78
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th 3000 m s'chase 9:19.93

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes

  1. ^ The third league of the 2015 European Team Championships

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Profile: Luiza Gega". IAAF.
  2. ^ "Athletics GEGA Luiza - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. ^ "Athlete Luiza Gega crosses the 3000 m steeplechase final". Oculus News. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ Anonym. "Albanian athlete Luiza Gega finishes 13th in the world in the 3000m hurdles final | txtreport.com". www.txtreport.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  5. ^ "1500m Results". IAAF. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Albania
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent